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Apr. 19th, 2013


[info]stillquiteshort

Mock-election 2.0


MOCK ELECTION!

IN-GAME, POLLS CLOSE AT 7 PM.
However, as I'm only putting this up now and I'll be out/offline from about 4-god knows when your guys' time...
Polling will close tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 pm EST.

Have a character who wishes they could vote, but isn’t old enough to? Several Hogwarts students are manning a mock polling station for the second time this year in the Entrance Hall. If your character’s feeling civic-minded — or just wants to troll the fake booth — come on by and fill out a ballot. Voters of all ages are welcome, if your 17+ chars just couldn’t stop at the one ballot.

If you haven’t already, please review the information on the candidates and then cast a ballot for any of your Hogwarts chars who want to participate.

To vote, please copy/paste the following ballot template and reply in the comments with each of your voting characters. You will note that each section of the template has a capital “X” five times. Delete the “X” in every section but the one for the candidate your character is voting for.


If your character does not endorse any of the candidates, but still wants to participate, feel free to comment noting they spoiled their ballot. If they did so creatively, do let us know.

All comments are screened until the election is over.

Feb. 21st, 2013


[info]mangycur

LOG: In which Mary is repeatedy sorted and Sirius is either less or more of a cad than usual.

WHO: Sirius Black & Mary Macdonald, with brief guest appearance by James Potter.
WHEN: September 1, 1976.
WHERE: The Hogwarts Express.
WHAT: I'd say Sirius is having a better year with girls than Regulus is but HAHAHAHAHA.

There were pranks to pull. Slytherins to take down. Girls to snog. )

Jan. 20th, 2013


[info]mangycur

LOG: Sigh.

WHO: Sirius Black & surprise guest.
WHEN: The very early hours of this morning, August 20, 1976.
WHERE: 12 Grimmauld Place, and then...
WHAT: I woke up at 4 from the sleep of the passed-out-drunk, was about to go back to sleep at 7:20, when Sirius unceremoniously informed me it was time, now-or-never time. So. Now it is.

Sirius had, of course, been meaning to leave for years. )

Jan. 10th, 2013


[info]mangycur

Howler to Mary Macdonald. )

Dec. 8th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Hahaha I give up.

WHO: Sirius Black and Mary Macdonald.
WHEN: June 23, 1976.
WHERE: The Hogwarts Express.
WHAT: Sigh.

As confident in her ideals as she was, there was no small part of Mary that felt the constant dread looming around every corner. )

Dec. 3rd, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: In which beans are a v. loaded metaphor.

WHO: Sirius and Amelie.
WHEN: The Hogsmeade weekend in May.
WHERE: Oh, around, sometimes quite quickly.
WHAT: ...tbh I'm still not sure whether or not this was an innocent date. Not sure if Sirius is, either.

Are you actually suggesting there is something I am not capable of, chere? )

Oct. 26th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Black bros feels, part ?/?.

WHO: Sirius Black, Cici Jorkins, and Lucy Goyle.
WHEN: The Love-In.
WHERE: Party dungeon.
WHAT: Sirius tries to be intimidating while drunk; partially succeeds.

I won’t tell, but someone will. So maybe you want to have a talk with that brother of yours. )

[info]mangycur

LOG: Idefk with these boys.

WHO: James Potter and Sirius Black, with guest appearances from alcohol and Hazel Morton.
WHEN: The Love-In.
WHERE: Party dungeon.
WHAT: ...boys are weird.

D’you figure this is what living in Hufflepuff’s like? )

Oct. 18th, 2012


[info]mangycur

Owl to Regulus Black. )

Oct. 15th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Remember when the Black brothers got along for like three weeks in a row?

WHO: Regulus and Sirius Black.
WHEN: Towards the ends of hols, let us say the 22nd of April.
WHERE: Regulus's room, Grimmauld Place.
WHAT: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a younger brother in possession of good behaviour must be in want of some corruption.

We are men. Glasses are for ladies and Hufflepuffs. )

Sep. 30th, 2012


[info]benjified

LOG: Ravenclaws are crazy, guys.

WHO: Benjy Fenwick and Sirius Black.
WHEN: Love In party, April 29, 1976.
WHERE: Party dungeon.
WHAT: Benjy lays the foundations for a glorious foray into same-sex snogging, years in advance.

I am very interested in the influence of velocity on hormones. )

Sep. 16th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Black brothers feels.

WHO: Sirius and Regulus Black.
WHEN: Nowishly, shortly after Sirius read George and Rose's posts.
WHERE: 12 Grimmauld Place.
WHAT: Feeeeels.

The world was falling apart around them, and Regulus was content so long as he could stay on the Black’s green and silver throne. )

Sep. 9th, 2012


[info]scratchfever

IC/OOC Log: Careers Advice.

WHO: The Heads of House and their fifth years.
WHEN: April 8, 1976, before Cam's family was attacked.
WHERE: In the Heads of Houses' offices.
WHAT: Lol, you need to keep taking Potions to be an Auror, Harry.

The insistence of Headmaster after Headmistress after Headmaster on offering mandatory Careers Advice to every fifth year, year after year, was very possibly an exercise in advanced administrative sadism, Minerva suspected. This was not to say that she didn't understand the value of such a meeting, particularly in choosing one's NEWT courses. However, it was difficult to maintain a detached, professorly air when the increased need for Order activity had seen Minerva with less and less time and thus less and less sleep, and, furthermore, she had a lurking suspicion that Potter and Black would resoundingly fail to take this seriously. She had, to her credit, warded her office against Dunbombs for the occasion — any Gryffindor who entered with one on their person would find themselves suddenly suspended in mid-air, in her doorway — but still, it had only been two years since CJ Costantin had spent the entirety of his Careers Advice flirting with her, and she wasn't quite ready to find out what Potter had prepared yet. She strongly suspected she would not be prepared for several years.

Sep. 6th, 2012


[info]stillquiteshort

LOG: Memory modification is a bitch.

WHO: Lee Mackenzie, Sirius Black.
WHEN: April 6, 1976 (... happy sweet sixteen, Lee?)
WHERE: A random hallway near Gryffindor Tower.
WHAT: Thanks a lot, Jasper, you dick.

It wasn’t as if Lee really even cared what happened to Sirius Black, anyway. )

Jul. 30th, 2012


[info]scratchfever

Careers fair!

WHO: The students and staff of Hogwarts, as well as some select guests representing their careers of choice.
WHEN: February 28, 1976
WHERE: The Great Hall.
WHAT: Careers Fair! Feel free to do wee mini-threads if you want. This is also the day after Hudson streaked across the pitch. Sirius is kind of tempted not to prank today, James.

There was no denying that Minerva McGonagall was unspeakably pissed. It had been a hard year all around, both for serious and less serious reasons. As a professor and Head of House, Minerva had been repeatedly appalled by the behaviour of her students, from Potter's imbecilic attack in Potions in September through Costantin's several infractions through the endless curfew-breaking and debauchery. She had been infinitely more appalled by the things that had happened to her students, from Brownless's attack on Lyle and Costantin through the attack on Bones through the death of Jedediah Dunne, far too young to die and part of a group of students Minerva was unlikely to forget if she lived to Dumbledore's age or older. And, as an Order member, she had been overworked and overtired, slightly terrified by the news of Dorcas Meadoweses' recruitment (nearly of an age with Jedediah, and not someone Minerva particularly wanted to put into danger), overcome with the knowledge of how utterly outnumbered they were, and plagued by a mounting sense of dread with every new day Septimus Malfoy remained in power.

She was, in other words, not in the mood for her students' shit.

The set up had gone well enough, but Minerva knew that was only the beginning of the day's work. She patrolled the edges of the fair, pausing to exchange a comment with a colleague here and an old friend there, ready to execute the prompt removal of any trouble-makers at the first sign of idiocy.

Jul. 8th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Sexy being sexy.

WHO: Sirius Black and Lexy Lane.
WHEN: The night of this party, sooo January 22?
WHERE: Uh. The stairwell by the party? /its wall? /its floor?
WHAT: After this log, Sirius announced to his friends what had transpired. Then he took off his shirt. A moment of silence ensued.

Wait. So your dad shagged a Malfoy? )

Jul. 3rd, 2012


[info]dissenanon

Howler to Sirius Black, love Mummy )

[info]chthonic

Anonymous owl to Marina Hayes. )

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Anonymous owl to Arthur Moseley. )

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Anonymous owl to Rose Lempke. )

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Anonymous owl to Bilius Weasley. )

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Anonymous owl to Sirius Black. )

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Anonymous owl to James Potter. )

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Anonymous owls to Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. )

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Anonymous owls to Ava Ruiz, Ted Tonks, Barney Cauldwell, and Lee Mackenzie. )

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Anonymous owl to Gil Catchlove. )

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Anonymous owl to Frank Longbottom. )

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Anonymous owl to Annie Lufkin. )

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Anonymous owl to Alice Prewitt. )

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Anonymous owl to Matt Jepsen. )

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Anonymous owl to Rupert Gordon. )

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Anonymous owl to Lily Evans. )

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Anonymous owl to Neil Lane. )

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Anonymous owl to Lexy Lane. )

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Anonymous owl to Devin Lyle. )

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Anonymous owl to Mary Macdonald. )

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Anonymous owl to Merlin de Mimsy-Porpington. )

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Anonymous owl to Lindy Lupin. )

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Anonymous owl to Sophia Campbell. )

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Anonymous owl to Camden Shepherd. )

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Anonymous owl to Gasp Shingleton. )

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Anonymous owls to Marcy Shuff and Viola Vicente-Castenada. )

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Anonymous owl to the Moodys. )

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Anonymous owl to Nigel Darring. )

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Anonymous owl to Sam Bigglesworth. )

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Anonymous owl to Jove Lufkin. )

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Anonymous owl to Payton Prewitt. )

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Anonymous owl to Molly Weasley. )

Jun. 22nd, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Two people who should never be left alone together.

WHO: Sirius Black, Jove Lufkin, Lucius's hair and cock I mean peacocks, Narcissa Malfoy, Walburga Black.
WHEN: End of December, shortly before this.
WHERE: The Malfoy Estate.
WHAT: ...good, clean fun?

You look like you could use a drink or eleven. )

[info]thebestgirlever

LOG: Hymens we have known

FORMAT: IC/OOC log
WHO: Jeana Wood and half the school (if you know someone who is invited, you're invited).
WHEN: 22 January 1976.
WHERE: North Tower
WHAT: The Fuck It The World Is Scary Dance Party.

The party space had all the markers of a Jeana party: twinkly lights, music, dark corners, excellent dance space, and many, many bottles for spinning. Since we're not party logging, this is just to establish that this event happened, and what occurred there, so Cici can gossip about it later. RIP Virginities!

Jun. 14th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Sirius and Maeve.

FORMAT: Log.
WHO: Sirius Black and Maeve Macmillan.
WHEN: September 1974.
WHERE: A Gryffindor party, followed by the deserted Gryffindor common room.
WHAT: The epic, romantic tale of how Sirius lost his virginity. Including abrupt tense switch partway through!

She was probably a great deal more jaded than any fifteen-year-old had the right to be, but to be fair, Maeve wasn’t a typical fifteen-year-old. )

Jun. 7th, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Wondering why Sirius was so quiet over hols?

FORMAT: Log.
WHO: Sirius Black, Walburga Black, Pollux Black, with brief guest appearances by Orion, Regulus, and Kreacher.
WHEN: December 29, 1975, in the hours after Jove and Sirius wreak havoc on Cissy's party.
WHERE: 12 Grimmauld Place.
WHAT: Sirius spends some quality time with his family.

Still, he refuses to regret this, as his brother is sent to bed. )

Jun. 1st, 2012


[info]mangycur

LOG: Oh, Sirius.

FORMAT: Log.
WHO: Sirius Black and Emily Pepper.
WHEN: December 9, 1975
WHERE: Abandoned classroom
WHAT: Sirius continues his streak of excellent girl-related decisions at Cathy's birthday party.

So how does this whole Gryffindor party thing work? Show me the ropes. Pro drinking? Anti-drinking? Start a riot? Storm the stage if Bezoar plays? )

May. 29th, 2012


[info]lexhex

LOG: Lexy, Sirius and history almost repeating itself.

FORMAT: Log.
WHO: Lexy Lane and Sirius Black, with guest appearances by Marcus Lane, Isaac Lane and Orion Black.
WHEN: December 1975, prior to Narcissa's holiday party and the Steal These Records party.
WHERE: Steal These Records, Camden Town, London.
WHAT: Sirius makes an escape.

If it were up to Marcus they would have kept purists in cages and made them dance for Muggle money. )

Apr. 28th, 2012


[info]marcyme

LOG: Sirius/Marcy

FORMAT: Log
WHO: Marcy, Sirius, Sirius's Cheating Heart.
WHEN: Nowish
WHERE: In a Hogwarts hallway where, tbh, anyone could have caught them.
WHAT: Sirius sets Marcy on a path that is going to end up with her getting pregnant as a teen in the second RPG in a row.
NOTES: xD

No wonder the hat had considered Slytherin. He saw something he wanted and, without giving the slightest thought to the consequences, he took it. )

Apr. 3rd, 2012


[info]scratchfever

OCTOBER 1975: The Masque!

FORMAT: Log.
WHO: Fourth years and up! Also, staff. Obviously.
WHEN: Friday, October 31, 1975 (8 pm-11 pm).
WHERE: The Great Hall.
WHAT: Masque tiiiiiime.

Sometimes, Albus's whims utterly baffled Minerva. )


(OOC: Have at! We'll run this until people stop commenting, and probably have the big reveal next week, after Kat's back! Don't forgot to keep costumes secret and use [info]dissenanon! If anyone's forgotten the password, email me for it.)

Mar. 2nd, 2012


[info]rupus

LOG: Midsummer Begins

FORMAT: IC/OOC Log, threaded. Again, examples here and here!
WHO: The Theatre Club (Jeana Wood, Fiona Avery, Sirius Black, CJ Costantin, Lily Evans, Lucy Goyle, Tim Harbourne, Benjy Fenwick, Matt Jepsen, Cici Jorkins, George Lempke, Annie Lufkin, Devin Lyle, Maeve Macmillan, Lee Mackenzie, Cliffy Maddock, Elena Pangborn, Alice Prewitt, Fabian Prewitt, Viola Vicente-Castenada, other NPCs)
WHEN: Yesterday after dinner.
WHERE: The once and future Hogwarts theatre, which has been cleaned extensively from its decades of disuse.
WHAT: The first rehearsal of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Rupert began the rehearsal by giving some basic Shakespearean context and explaining the overall plot of the play, having the club members give the answers whenever possible.

After the background, he had everyone split up into groups: the tech crew, the Athenians (Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, Lysander, Demetrus, Hermia, Helena and Philostrate), the Fae (Oberon, Titania, Puck, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed) and the Mechanicals (Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Robin Starveling, Tom Snout and Snug the Joiner). He had the tech crew begin brainstorming the things they would need to develop for the show. He had each of the groups of actors go through their lines and rewrite them in modern English, to help reading comprehension. They were encouraged to help each other with their translations.

When everyone had finished their interpretations, he organized everyone into a large circle, and they did a read through of the original text, hopefully using the understanding they had gained from their translations.

Feb. 28th, 2012


[info]rupus

OTHER: Cast List

Midsummer Cast List — posted to the Entrance Hall Bulletin Board )

[info]devinisafox

LOG: Music Club's First Meeting

FORMAT: IC/OOC Log, threaded. Here is a good example of an IC/OOC log from a game Cait and I were in, it's good for things we don't want to/are too lazy to write out entirely (parties, meetings, Benjy's world domination potluck), but should be plotted anyway.
WHO: The Music Club
WHEN: Last Sunday
WHERE: A classroom... somewhere...
WHAT: The first meeting of the Music Club!

With Professor Fontail and probably Devin's help, Tim had set up the classroom to look hospitable, with lots of big cushions and chairs and things, and lugged a some crates of records in. There's a record player, a piano, and a few other instruments in a corner, as well as some snacks. Tim looked very nervous but also excited to start up the meeting, and waited even for people who were late to begin.

When Tim saw that everyone had sat down he gave a little talk to the effect of, "Hi! I'm um. Tim, if you didn't know. I'm really happy you guys all wanted to join the club. It's going to be really fun, I hope, and we can kind of make it into, um, basically whatever we want it to be. Which is pretty cool. So I have a bunch of records here, most of them are mine but a lot of them are Neil's (thanks, Neil), and uh, I thought we could put one on? Does anyone want to start?"

Tim left the floor open for people to put on the (approved by Dumbledore) records, and play music if they wanted it. Discussion veered away from music a lot of the time, but Tim gently tried to bring it back when it went on particularly strange tangents. Professor Fontail went off to go commune with spirits or something in the middle of the first song, saying she'd be back soon, and left the club to their own devices. She reappeared only towards the tail end of the meeting.

Feb. 26th, 2012


[info]rapscalling

LOG: Spin the bottle: so many hormones.

FORMAT: Log
WHO: Jeana Wood, Annie Lufkin, Lee Mackenzie, CJ Costantin, Sirius Black, Benjy Fenwick, Tim Harbourne, Matt Jepsen, Hestia Jones, Cici Jorkins, Remus Lupin, Devin Lyle, Hazel Morton, James Potter, Lexy Lane, Cody Hadlock, Jolie Keates, Elena Pangborn, Hudson Bones
WHEN: The first weekend of September 1975
WHERE: The Party Dungeon
WHAT: It's a really good thing CJ doesn't have oral herpes, because if he did everyone in the universe would have contracted it during this game.

Even the glassware knows of our forbidden love. )

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